帽带 (mào dài) — chin strap | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chin strap

Measure word · 条

Examples

帽带。
Zhè ge tóu kuī de mào dài kě yǐ tiáo jié.
The chin strap on this helmet is adjustable.
帽带。
Tā xì hǎo le ān quán mào de mào dài.
He fastened the chin strap of his safety helmet.
帽带，。
mào dài Tài jǐn le, lè dé wǒ xià ba téng.
The chin strap is too tight; it's hurting my chin.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

帽 means hat and 带 means strap: the strap attached to a hat.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

巾冒帽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīncloth

Sound part声符shēngfú

冒

冒mào帽mào

Same sound today

帽 uses 巾 (cloth) for the meaning and 冒 for the sound. The earlier form 冃 was later written with 目 and 巾 added.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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